A Charter for Fundamental Digital Rights [Eine Charta für digitale Grundrechte]

Name of code

A Charter for Fundamental Digital Rights [Eine Charta für digitale Grundrechte]

Originator of code

Digitale Gesellschaft [Société numérique]

Country

Switzerland

Original language

German

Year of creation

2019

Type of code

Corporate

Main frame of accountability

Public

Transparency

Public

Legal and regulatory context

Non-mandatory

Implementation and enforcement

Voluntary

Diversity

No

AI/automation

Yes

Abstract

A Charter for Fundamental Digital Rights (Eine Charta für digitale Grundrechte)—issued by Digitale Gesellschaft (Société numérique; Eng: “Digital Society”, non-profit organization)—aims at the protection of citizens and consumers in the digital age. The Charter is divided into three sections covering fundamental rights, civil rights and consumer rights. Fundamental or human rights address equality and freedom, state protection of human rights, freedom of expression and assembly, privacy, data protection and security. Civil rights deal with transparency, e-government and digital democracy. Consumer rights include free access and net neutrality, open standards and free software, culture, science and education.

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